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OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: bye bye johnny ()
Date: August 9, 2018 22:48

From The Lefsetz Letter:

Paul McCartney At The Capitol Congress

"You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of"

"Celluloid Heroes" The Kinks: [spoti.fi]

Paul McCartney did not write that, but he did cowrite one of the Stones' very first hits, "I Wanna Be Your Man," and Marc Maron started off asking Paul about Keith.

You should have seen his expression. With enough experience you can handle anything, nothing is new, Paul was mildly upset, he thought it should be about him, one thing you've got to know about Paul McCartney is he's self-confident, he's not like the rest of the Hollywood stars, saying it's about luck, thanking God, it was a lot of hard work, and he's reaping the rewards.

"People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain"

You don't have to come to Hollywood to make it, but it helps. It's easier to stay home and play the game of woulda, coulda, shoulda. The truth is it's nearly impossible to make it, talent is at most fifty percent, there's desire, there's cunning, there are no accidents, no matter what anybody tells you.

And this was the semi-annual Capitol Congress, when employees from around the world are brought to the epicenter to find out about the company's wares, what's coming in the coming year, what they're gonna have to pay attention to and work.

None of them were there when the Beatles started. It's only the artists who survive. The labels are just conduits, the business is just infrastructure, but when done right, the work survives.

But it's rarely been done this right, in the history of time, there's never been a new Beatles.

And Paul was one of them.

So he's flogging a new record. Not that he thinks it's as great as what came before. But this is what he does, he's a musician.

And as level-headed as he may be, as much of a survivor as he may be, he has his down moods. He said "Nowhere Man" was about John himself, that by writing it he exorcised his demons, he felt better, just like Paul felt better by writing the negative songs on the new record.

That's right, Paul McCartney is human.

But if you grew up in the sixties, you don't believe it, even if he's sitting in front of you, his music is a part of our lives, one of the building blocks.

Not that Paul was upset about talking about the good old days.

But the most interesting part of the presentation was the stories, musicians are founts of stories.

Yes, he stole the "oohs" from Brian Wilson. Yes, the Beatles competed with the Beach Boys, yes, "Sgt. Pepper" was a reaction to "Pet Sounds," but even better was the story of meeting Brian Wilson in Derek Taylor's L.A. abode. Brian came with shades, he was embarrassed to wear them inside, but Paul said it was cool.

And then Brian played him "Good Vibrations."

You know what it's like to hear an iconic hit for the first time. Some insiders know what it's like to hear a legendary cut not only for the first time, but before almost everybody else! Same deal with "Ruby Tuesday," Paul KNEW it was a hit.

Not that he's always sure. He said oftentimes the bands are the worst single pickers, that there's always some expert at the label, how Al Coury called and told him there were megahits on "Band On The Run" and he was gonna make them so, despite the fact that the album was floundering.

And Ringo is an insomniac. Paul never had a roommate, Ringo was the first, he was up all night, in an era where Paul couldn't get noticed, couldn't get laid. For twenty years he was not a Beatle, and he remembers.

But life is good now.

But unlike today's stars he doesn't live the lifestyle 24/7.

He took the jitney from the Hamptons to the city.

He took the bus uptown. Everybody respected his privacy except for an African-American grandmother who kept exclaiming who he was, so he had her sit down right next to him.

That's right, he travels sans bodyguard, he doesn't want to lose touch with the street.

And how he's managed to be so well-adjusted and have a family life...hell, he's got eight grandchildren!

But the best story was about making "Band On The Run" in Lagos.

Fela Kuti accused him of ripping off the black man.

Paul had him come to the studio to hear the demos, which were cut before McCartney's arrival in Nigeria.

Fela said the music was cool, and invited him and his entourage to a party in the hinterlands. Paul felt it was too dangerous and decided not to smoke, which is a rarity. And then Ginger Baker took a toke and Fela remarked how the drummer was a true friend, he never turned down a smoke, so then Paul imbibed too.

And being told not to walk back into town Paul and Linda did anyway.

And were robbed. The thieves took the "Band On The Run" demos before they were cut for the album. Paul figures they recorded over them. Thank god he remembered the music enough to recreate it.

Let me try to explain it.

If you're under thirty it'd be like having an audience with Steve Jobs.

But Steve Jobs is dead. And the products he created will fade, be superseded, and Paul's work will not, at least not for a very long time.

And he laments the Beatles broke up.

He says the song people want to hear most is "Yesterday."

That he loves when the audience sings along with "Hey Jude."

And interspersed were Lennon stories and you had to pinch yourself, because Paul McCartney had no airs, it was like having the most famous person ever come sit in your living room and act like he grew up down the street.

And I thought it was only my generation, but on the way to the afterparty the thirtysomethings said they were thrilled too, after all, Paul and the Beatles STARTED IT!

So what a long strange trip it's been, and it's never gonna come back, and if it does, it's gonna be different.

It was a generational shift. Before the Beatles our parents ruled, after them we did.

We took over everything, the radio and eventually TV.

And only we knew what was going on. Our parents and the media were clueless.

And in retrospect it wasn't a fad, it was forever.

That's the power of the Beatles, that's the power of songwriting, that's the power of melody, that's the power of music.

You'd think you'd heard it all. Paul acknowledged that John took the line "I know what it's like to be dead" from Peter Fonda.

But the facts were not the nuggets, rather it was the aforementioned stories. Just like you and me, only we all think we know Paul, we're all interested.

This life, it's so crazy, the older you get the less you know, we look for touchstones and beacons.

Paul McCartney's music is certainly a touchstone.

But the funny thing is he's also a beacon. He's keepin' on, refusing to stay still. Enjoying being in the band on the run, cracking jokes with his compatriots as they do a runner from the gig.

The songs are bigger than the man.

But the man survives.

Hopefully we will too.

P.S. I didn't need to talk to him, I didn't need a picture, he doesn't need to know me, but Scott Rodger insisted we talk. And I know not to fawn, that gets no respect. So I talked to him about his ski day at Bromley a couple of years back, told him that's where I grew up skiing. He said the snow was perfect! And that _______ lives nearby, and maybe I'll run into him.

P.P.S. And I told him I wanted to hear "Big Barn Bed" in concert. Sure, it's obscure, forgotten, but it's also a favorite. He said there was a recording from the seventies he'd send me. As for "Letting Go," they used to do it, I told him it was one of my favorites.

[lefsetz.com]

OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: bye bye johnny ()
Date: August 15, 2018 23:25

'Fuh You' - Arriving now en route to #EgyptStation Listen / Download HERE [PaulMcCartney.lnk.to] Watch the video below

[www.youtube.com]

[twitter.com]

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: Cristiano Radtke ()
Date: August 16, 2018 18:35

Paul McCartney: “Sometimes In Your Life, You’re Not A God On Olympus”.

Macca on his demons, kicking weed, dreaming about John, and more, in the new MOJO magazine.

By MOJO StaffAugust 16, 2018.



PAUL MCCARTNEY OPENS UP about the doubts and fears that fed into songs on his latest album, Egypt Station.

“Sometimes in your life, you’re not a god on Olympus,” he tells Keith Cameron in the new MOJO magazine, in UK shops from Monday, August 21. “You’re a real person walking round the streets. I’m a grandfather, a father, a husband, and in that package there’s no guarantee that every minute’s gonna go right. In fact, quite the opposite.”

Not known as a confessional songsmith, the Beatle talks about his writing as “a therapy session”, citing the Let It Be album’s The Long And Winding Road as a song underestimated for its emotional heft.

In an in-depth interview he delves into the making of his new album and tackles many other topics besides – including reflections on his cannabis-wreathed past. He even reveals a recurring dream where he’s on stage with the Beatles and everything’s going wrong…

“We’re playing a dreadful gig somewhere and the audience are walking out. That happens a lot. But I get to meet John, and George. So that’s kinda good.”

And in an intimate portfolio of shots by his daughter Mary, MOJO readers are afforded an unprecedented glimpse off-duty Macca – captured at the ‘Magic Piano’ on which he wrote Fixing A Hole, posing in front of Beatles wallpaper and in the middle of a yoga move.

If you dig the Beatles, and/or you’re interested in Paul McCartney (“one of the greatest melodists who ever lived,” as Harold Goodall claims elsewhere in the feature) it’s a must-read.

[www.mojo4music.com]

OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: bye bye johnny ()
Date: August 21, 2018 18:43

Expanded version aired last night.

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool


Craig Sugden / CBS

[www.cbs.com]

Re: OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: CaptainCorella ()
Date: August 22, 2018 00:01

Quote
bye bye johnny
Expanded version aired last night.

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool


Craig Sugden / CBS

[www.cbs.com]

Appears to be Geo-blocked against access from Australia. sad smiley

--
Captain Corella
60 Years a Fan

Re: OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: Cristiano Radtke ()
Date: August 22, 2018 00:06

Quote
CaptainCorella
Quote
bye bye johnny
Expanded version aired last night.

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool

[www.cbs.com]

Appears to be Geo-blocked against access from Australia. sad smiley

It's already out there. My e-mail isn't hidden, if you want some help to watch it. winking smiley

Re: OT: Paul McCartney
Posted by: AntoineParis ()
Date: August 22, 2018 00:44

Quote
Cristiano Radtke
Quote
CaptainCorella
Quote
bye bye johnny
Expanded version aired last night.

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool

[www.cbs.com]

Appears to be Geo-blocked against access from Australia. sad smiley

It's already out there. My e-mail isn't hidden, if you want some help to watch it. winking smiley


i'd like too please winking smiley

billypreston_1@hotmail.fr

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: Toru A ()
Date: August 22, 2018 02:55

Did he confess he sang Yesterday for his cellmates in Japanese prison? ....a well known story over heregrinning smiley
Mick didn't sing Satisfaction at there, though.

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: CaptainCorella ()
Date: August 22, 2018 04:50

Quote
Toru A
Did he confess he sang Yesterday for his cellmates in Japanese prison? ....a well known story over heregrinning smiley
Mick didn't sing Satisfaction at there, though.

Paul has told that story. (And at the time, which is important because some of the tales he tells on stage at the moment are less than accurate!).

When was Mick in jail (other than after the Redlands drugs bust and conviction)?

--
Captain Corella
60 Years a Fan

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: KingmanBarstow ()
Date: August 22, 2018 07:41

Just watched the recent Jarvis Cocker interview with McCartney at LIPA. Loved it.

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: Toru A ()
Date: August 22, 2018 08:02

Quote
CaptainCorella
When was Mick in jail (other than after the Redlands drugs bust and conviction)?

More precisely, he was briefly detained in detention facilities of the Immigration Bureau.

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: tomcasagranda ()
Date: August 22, 2018 13:07

I'm loving I Don't Know from the new album, Egypt Station. He can still write some good tunes, but his voice is showing signs of a little wear and tear, but then I can see him continuing a la Willie Nelson.

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: Glam Descendant ()
Date: August 23, 2018 00:44

Any word on reissues of WILD LIFE, RED ROSE SPEEDWAY, BACK TO THE EGG or LONDON TOWN?

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: grzegorz67 ()
Date: August 23, 2018 12:51

New Date added to the Winter European Tour : Copenhagen, Friday 30th November.

As things stand, this will take over from Krakow as the 1st date in Europe.

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: 35love ()
Date: August 23, 2018 16:36

Quote
Toru A
Did he confess he sang Yesterday for his cellmates in Japanese prison? ....a well known story over heregrinning smiley
Mick didn't sing Satisfaction at there, though.

Once again, Mick wins.
Jagger’s harp in the Clink
over McCartney’s solo ‘Yesterday’

Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: thomashanck ()
Date: August 21, 2018 22:15

Hi,

i have seen it a thousand times but didn't realise that Paul was in it …

[www.youtube.com]

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: tatters ()
Date: August 21, 2018 22:51

Weirdly enough, the Beatles were at Abbey Road, recording "Golden Slumbers" on the night Brian died. (They had an off day on the day of the concert)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-08-21 22:57 by tatters.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: Deltics ()
Date: August 21, 2018 23:27




"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: DGA35 ()
Date: August 21, 2018 23:35

Didn't know he was there either! I wonder how many other musicians/celebs attended? Did the Stones know he was in the crowd?

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: buttons67 ()
Date: August 22, 2018 00:11

i think i saw a picture of ronnie wood there too, right near the stage, can anybody confirm this.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: Deltics ()
Date: August 22, 2018 00:13

Quote
buttons67
i think i saw a picture of ronnie wood there too, right near the stage, can anybody confirm this.

Despite what Ronnie might say, he was in America on tour with the Jeff Beck Group at the time.


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018-08-22 00:29 by Deltics.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: Glam Descendant ()
Date: August 23, 2018 00:47

Quote
DGA35
Didn't know he was there either! I wonder how many other musicians/celebs attended?


Robert Fripp can be seen watching from the side of the stage.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: djgab ()
Date: August 23, 2018 04:46

Richard Branson seems to have been there too

[tomcaswell.net]

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: jlowe ()
Date: August 23, 2018 16:54

I'm sure if you look at the various people hanging around in the musicians area you might see certain celebs of the day. Marianne's friends, assorted hangers on etc. I think they are spotted in the film.
Don't think the event attracted quite the level of attention as Dylan's Isle of Wight concert some two months later.
George and Ringo + Wives...maybe others?
That's Rock Royalty.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: Hairball ()
Date: August 23, 2018 21:34

Dylan at Isle of Wight - John and Yoko were also there:



_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: Cristiano Radtke ()
Date: August 23, 2018 22:00

Not Joey Ramone, of course. [www.youtube.com]

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: jlowe ()
Date: September 1, 2018 11:32

Five US concert dates (so far) announced for Macca in May/June 2019.

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: stonehearted ()
Date: September 1, 2018 12:23

Quote
Hairball
Dylan at Isle of Wight - John and Yoko were also there:


And so were George (with Patti?) and Ringo (with Maureen?).

It would've been a Beatles reunion if Paul was there in that photo.

Maybe he and Linda were elsewhere?

Re: Paul McCartney at Hyde Park Rolling Stones concert // 5 July 1969
Posted by: MisterDDDD ()
Date: September 1, 2018 16:50

Paul has an exclusive NYC "very special fan event" coming..

Sweepstakes to enter for one ticket- recommended that you live nearby to enter.
Curious what/where this will be.. Ed Sullivan Theater(?) Beacon??
[umusic.digital]

Re: OT: Paul McCartney - "New" album and other Macca stuff
Posted by: keefriff99 ()
Date: September 1, 2018 17:03

Man, that Fuh You song is just...cringe!

Love Paul but it just doesn't work on any level.

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